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not been agreed as to whether it is a distinct species, or a 

 mere variety of the better-known form. But if it answers 

 the purpose for the South which the common Judas-tree 

 does for the North it will prove an acquisition to the 

 parks and gardens of that section. It is described as a 

 slender tree from twenty to thirty feet high at maturity. 

 As with the other members of the family, the foliage and 

 flowers are put forth nearly together, and in early spring. 

 The flowers are about half an inch long, and are on 

 slender pedicels, though the clusters are nearly or quite 

 sessile. 



CORYLOPSIS. 



ONLY a few species of corylopsis appear to be 

 known in cultivation in America, though there 

 are several that Nicholson in the Dictionary of 

 Gardening pronounces very ornamental and interesting, 

 hardy, deciduous shrubs. None of them is native of the 

 western continent or of Europe. So far as known they 

 all come from China or Japan, with the exception of a 

 single specimen from the Himalayas. The genus at best 

 is a small one, but the wonder is that it has not been more 

 taken into cultivation, both here and in England, where it 

 is just beginning to make its way. 



C. spicata is the best-known form. It is a small bush 

 three to four feet high, and was introduced from Japan, 

 where it is grown in the best gardens, and highly es- 

 teemed. It has long-stalked, feather-veined foliage, finely 

 serrated, and glaucous beneath, smooth and pale green 

 above. The flowers have five petals and five stamens, 

 and spring from the axils of yellowish-green bracts, and 



